French Association for Disaster Risk Reduction (AFPCN)

AFPCN invited CapHaz-Net project coordinators to meet representatives of the French scientific communities and of the civil society to exchange views about the six thematic reports already established, with the following objectives:

1. to provide practical assistance to the project and thus respond more fully to the expectations of DG RTD,
2. to contribute to the development of the French social sciences' community in DRR and encourage vocations for future international tenders.

Participants' presentations

Opening

• Welcome address, Claude Rouy (available soon)
• CapHaz-Net overall presentation, Annett Steinführer and Christian Kuhlicke

WP1 – Social capacity building: CapHaz-Net’s approach

• WP1 presentation, Annett Steinführer and Christian Kuhlicke
• Possible French contributions to WP1, Sandrine Glatron
• Possible French contributions to WP1, Patrick Pigeon

WP2 – Risk governance in the field of natural hazards: state of the art and research challenges

• WP2 presentation, Rebecca Whittle
• Comments, Brice Martin (English / French)
• Shortcomings of state-centric approach in France and new tools for enhancing governance at local level, Freddy Vinet

WP3 – Risk perception in the field of natural hazards: state of the art and research challenges

• WP3 presentation, Gisela Wachinger
• Comments, Marion Amalric (available soon)
• The use of cognitive mapping and GIS to assess motorists' perception of flash flood risks on daily itineraries, Isabelle Ruin

Historical perspectives

• Project's themes through the prism of history, par Emmanuel Garnier (available soon)

Debate with civil society

• Yves Le Bars, Association Française pour la Prévention des Catastrophes Naturelles (AFPCN)
• Social resilience: main CEPRI’s issue, Nicolas Bauduceau
• Synthesis of Previrisq workshops' recommendations, Regis Thépot

WP 4 – Social vulnerability in the field of natural hazards: state of the art and research challenges

• WP4 presentation, Simon McCarthy
• Comments, Marylin Specht
• Residents and users' social vulnerability: example of a geographical approach applied to the seismic hazard in Grenoble (France), Elise Beck

WP 5 – Risk communication in the field of natural hazards: towards a new framework

• WP5 Presentation, Matthias Buchecker
• Taking into consideration safety needs of people at risk and measuring the efficiency of awareness campains, Ludvina Colbeau Justin

WP6 – Risk education in the field of natural hazards: state of the art and open research questions (with specific consideration for formal education efforts)

• Main findings of the literature review and the explorative textbook survey, Gisela Wachinger on behalf of Blaž Komac
• Risk education in the field of natural hazards in primary and secondary curricula in France, Yvette Veyret

Debate with civil society

• Henri Despagne, ACCOR
• Jean-Claude Eude, Loire River Basin Authority
• Olivier Schick, Prevention2000